Daily Republican., 1887-01-07

~ waldo MessSross Lecture.
Institute Hall was about two. thirds
full last evening upon the ANNOUNCE
ment that Rev. Waldo Messaros OIL
Philadslphia Was 10 lecture on "No-
hility OF Character, for the benefit Of
Cyrus Castle, X. Of @. K. Some disap.
|poiptment was expressed that there was
mot 3 larger audiences 70 hear aud see D
nan who hsd jasf co0e through cel-
|ebFAtsd court trial In which he was the
defer daut upon . serious charge of 3
felunious assault upon . lady OF Phila-
|delphia. II Was evident, however, that
tie iscture.eoibg people Of Wilmington
had no prurieDt iDclip alton nor morbid
desire, snd though they would gladly
have listeped TO the stirrina eloquencs
Of the notrd preacher upon this partic-
| u,as occasion, thty did not wish 10 be
counted amongst the curious. MT.
Messaros, however, had before him .
sympathetic nudienct who hung upon
| hts eloquent sentences, and did not
withhold from him the applause he &c
we'll earned and deserved.
He 10 . gentleman Of medium size,
well formed, , pleasant countenAnce
dark eyes, dark hair inclined 70 cur
and heavy mustacho. He WAS fault
10 essly dressed In . suA Of black aId
kept his fro ,k.coat closely buttoned
His voice 10 loud, musical aud distinct
bat he 10 . rapid tsiker. He has &C
IQuirsd the graceful movements Of the
Sorn orator, and ~ he spoke TO CAV,
Iesrnestnsss 10 his subject 81 times b.
the sWayfng and banding Of his o Nil
lad pacing the platform, one nomeu
IdeclAimiug 70 one side OF the house ant
the raxt 10 the Other, bus all in pei
Ifect keepipg with the interest he threv
Into his subject. His audience Was Q
the most friendly character, and ~ To
close Of his lecture he received man
hearty congratulations from some VIII
had before known bim and from other
VINO had never before seen him.
Mr.. Messssos commenced his lectur
without an apology. OF even sn intr'
Iduction. he related m anecdote tes
ing upou the Influence every oae ha
20 make the world little whittier,
little brighter and smooth out u
wrinklss Of time. Mobility OF chafa
ter he said depended not upon birth ,
stAtion. 10 its way II was religion,
Ibible. . truth. Nobility OF charact
Wa found In the Arctic re2 ions, In u
4 Indian In hit wiawam and among .
olasses OF socieiy. Mr.. MessAros gre
lvery eloquent a. he described the mar
JiustAncss Of nobility of character -four
lamonR the humble and loWly, amor
K tho civilized ami uuciviiizsd hes!h'
land pagan nAtions.
His Allusion To TAmArlsne, the v,
toyi0us chief Of the Tartar tribes. vi
spared the loader whom he captured
h ibis bravery Ard devotion TO his caus
= brought forth . round Of hearty .
piause. TamArlape would rather
,sl thousand men be slsin thsu that
" vord s.iol.d he broken, 70 save the ca
n tured chief.
In referring TO the deeeneracy OF
vtimes, Mr.. Messaros said that one
old time declared that no said In
haste ell men are liars, but he thoui
q lif that man lived 1t the present time
need be In no haste to mako the dec
lrAtiOp.
Mr.. Messaros was at no time m
! a eloquent than when he described
40 visit Of . German ofioer 70 the encan
o.. ment Of the revolutionary patriots
camped ct Valley Forge. He descril
ly Baron Steubep ~ he went from mar
~ Imam, frst TO the man with froz
bloody feet, then TO the man with
clothing, and 80 on all through
,IcsteRory OF Affections with which
IS noble little army was afflicted. Nobi
OF character made these men suffer
their country.
The lecturer grew moet eloquent
his description Of the suffering patri
and Q spontaneous burst OF sppla
aree him. Tho speaker devoted
siderable time In delineatirg z the p
- oiples that went 70 make up true
oiiity of character. amongst vi
were q love OF truth, manic. fl
lpess, bravery and irtegylty. his
Iture was throughout listeued to
1.-THE greatest attention, and though
lscture listed an hour and quartt
nIdeliahted audience would Wilt
have listened 10 him three. quarter
Man hour longer.